Open Secret: Cyber and coffee shops replace Pakistani red-light areas

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A recent report has revealed that prostitution setups have been modernised using internet technology, replacing the old fashioned red-light areas in Pakistan.

The colourful balconies and dancing girls in specific areas are now approachable thru the websites and social media.

Hundreds of websites with calling numbers and whatsapp numbers are searchable from where the customers approach the given numbers and get the photos of available girls.

How does it work!

Pimps get the cell number registered in the names of illiterate people who are unaware of the use of that number. Pimps pay couple of thousand rupees to get the biometrics done.

Once the numbers are in hands, Pimps approach the IT Professionals to get the websites done.

Today’s Hundreds of Pakistani escorts related links are searchable those are managed by IT professionals for the development and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). IT teams get more and more cash to get those pages on google’s 1st page when keywords like “Pakistan Escorts” “Pakistan call girls” “Pakistan dating” etc is searched.

Rakish men call the given numbers and the conversation begins in a way like the caller is providing his details for visa card verifications. Rakish has to first provide his details, name, address, hotel, room number, city, cell number. Once the pimp has all the details he asks the Rakish to hang up, and wait for a call by the boss. Big boss calls the hotel number and ask the operator to connect to the given room number. That means the verification is done and safe to send the girl.

Pimps then forward the photos through Whatsapp and negotiate the prices.

Most of the girls are unaware of the Internet technology due to their illiterate background and have no fear of disgrace that they might be molested in their social circles.

Girls are mostly from a background with a very poor family background, greedy or who have been badly treated by their husbands and family.

The environment of the brothel houses is created with handsome looking guys who keep the girls busy with fake love stories to keep a hold of the girls and cheated with their incomes.

Many girls are also sent abroad to countries like UAE and Malaysia on visit visas when pimps have larger setup with same system.

Girls who work individually sit on modern coffee shops as gathering on a table, where they easily response the guys on next tables. Guys walk beside the table of those girls and leave a contact number; girls start the whatsapp and discuss the complete details of cash and destination. Once all is set, guy starts walking to his car while the girl follows and the sit together for happy ending.

Pakistani cyber crime departments have fully failed to shut down such links on the web. If any link is no more searchable from within country, customers are advised to download free Virtual Private Network (VPN) apps to be able to grab the sites details.

Pimps who come in the eyes of police moves to other countries for certain time period where their business is already set.